Kei Nishikori vs Jurgen Melzer — Tokyo Round of 32
Kei Nishikori defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-7 7-5 6-2 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kei Nishikori came in defending the title. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kei Nishikori dropped the opening set before beating Jurgen Melzer 6–7 7–5 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedNishikori K. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
4 shared · last 12 monthsNishikori K. and Melzer J. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nishikori K. went 1–4 (20%) against them, Melzer J. 0–4 (0%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).
1–420%Nishikori K. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents0–40%Melzer J. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
5–9Sets1–9
55–72Games37–61
2–0Tiebreaks0–2
0–2Deciding sets0–1
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Gasquet R.L6-1 3-6 3-6Canada Masters · hardL3-6 1-6Halle · grass
vs Donskoy E.W7-6 6-2 6-3Australian Open · hardL5-7 3-6 6-7US Open · hard
vs Ferrer D.L4-6 2-6Miami Masters · hardL6-4 3-6 0-6Miami Masters · hard
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- vs Youzhny M.L1-6 7-6 3-6Halle · grassL4-6 6-7Canada Masters · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Nishikori K. leads 2–121
Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: Nishikori K. leads 1–0
- Nishikori K.September 2013TokyoThis matchHard6-7 7-5 6-2
- Nishikori K.May 2013Madrid MastersClay6-3 6-2
- Melzer J.January 2009Australian OpenHard7-5 6-2 6-1
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchNishikori K.Melzer J.1 957ELO1 8031 849Hard ELO1 7775–5Last 103–723Age32178 cmHeight183 cmRightPlaysLeft